Flaws Quotes - Page 5

• I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Soccer, Sports

  "Cristiano Ronaldo apologises after being sent off for Real Madrid", www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2009.

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• I think that we have two things going on in the world right now. We have one sort of vibe that's love who you are, be yourself, love your flaws, embrace your body, embrace your inner beauty, all of that. And then we have another very looks-based thing happening at the same time, you know?

  Dakota Fanning

  Being Yourself, Love You, Thinking

  "Dakota Fanning on Why It's Good to Be a "Weird Person"". Interview with Alexandra Schwartz, www.glamour.com. August 9, 2016.

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• I don't want to point out her flaws, but if I see her going on a self-destructive path, isn't it up to me as her friend to stop her?

  Simone Elkeles

  Self, Want, Path

  Simone Elkeles (2011). “Perfect Chemistry”, p.122, Simon and Schuster

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• Pussy really is the ultimate motivator of all mankind. No, don't clap, this is a flaw in the system!

  Doug Stanhope

  Pussy, Mankind, Ultimate

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• He sharpened his flaws and disappointments into daggers.

  Pete Wentz

  Disappointment, Daggers

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• That's what it is every time you walk into the room to write with someone new. It's like, oh god I have to take my clothes off 'my creative clothes' and let them see all of my flaws.

  Cynthia Weil

  Writing, Clothes, Creative

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• There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Kids, Golf

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• Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something perfect, they want to find a flaw.

  Gosho Aoyama

  Jealousy, Perfect, Want

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• I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

  Nicolas Cage

  Character, Perfect, Humanity

  "Not much rattling Nicolas Cage these days". Interview with Andrea Mineo, www.cnn.com. July 24, 2009.

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• The cautious seldom err.

  Confucius

  Leadership, Mistake, Failure

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.171, Courier Corporation

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• My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

  Taylor Swift

  Insecurity, Easy, Wells

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• The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance.

  Lewis Thomas

  Ignorance, Medicine, Doctors

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• I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.

  Tiger Woods

  Believe, Enlightenment, Achieve

  "Gandhi and Tiger Woods" by Robert Wright, www.slate.com. July 24, 2000.

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• To overcome poverty and the flaws of the economic crisis in our society, we need to envision our social life. We have to free our mind, imagine what has never happened before and write social fiction. We need to imagine things to make them happen. If you don't imagine, it will never happen.

  Muhammad Yunus

  Writing, Mind, Overcoming

  "Why Businesses Need to Reshape Society" by Muhammad Yunus, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 15, 2013.

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• If you know your characters well enough, you aren't trying to grasp for storylines. You're really thinking about their flaws and their passions and what they're chasing.

  Felicia Day

  Passion, Character, Thinking

  "Felicia Day on why she loves The Last Of Us and BioShock Infinite". Interview with Todd VanDerWerff, www.avclub.com. August 2, 2013.

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• The sad end he met in Afghanistan was more accurately a function of his stubborn idealism - his insistence on trying to do the right thing. In which case it wasn't a tragic flaw that brought Tillman down, but a tragic virtue.

  Jon Krakauer

  Trying, Stubborn, Virtue

  "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman". Book by Jon Krakauer, 2009.

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• -You think I’ve got a big ego and an attitude problem? -I don’t think you do, Carlos. I know it. Unfortunately, it’s a Fuentes flaw. -I’d call it an asset. It’s what makes us Fuentes brothers irresistible. Carlos and Brittany

  Simone Elkeles

  Brother, Attitude, Thinking

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• The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken.

  Justine Larbalestier

  Jobs, Growing Up, Parenting

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• ...I rejoiced in the flaws that made her more real to me

  Gene Wolfe

  Real, Made

  Gene Wolfe (1994). “Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'”, p.119, Macmillan

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• You deserve someone who loves you with every single beat of his heart, someone who thinks about you constantly, someone who spends every minute of every day just wondering what you’re doing, where you are, who you’re with, and if you’re OK. You need someone who can help you reach your dreams and protect you from your fears. You need someone who will treat you with respect, love every part of you, especially your flaws. You should be with someone who could make you happy, really happy, dancing on air happy.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Love, Dream, Heart

  Cecelia Ahern (2005). “Rosie Dunne”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting." I wasn't sure what answer I'd expected. But this wasn't it. For a second, I just sat there, letting it sink in. "You know," I said finally, "saying stuff like that would make girls even crazier for you. Now you're cuteand somewhat more attainable. If you were appealing before, now you're off the charts.

  Sarah Dessen

  Girl, Real, Mean

  Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.138, Penguin

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• Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.

  Christopher Paolini

  Eragon, Behavior, Terrible

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• I’m not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It’s a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil.

  Jonathan Maberry

  Character, Men, True Evil

  Jonathan Maberry (2015). “The Joe Ledger Series, Books 1-3: Patient Zero, The Dragon Factory, The King of Plagues”, p.18, St. Martin's Griffin

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• When you find somebody you love, all the way through, and she loves you—even with your weaknesses, your flaws, everything starts to click into place. And if you can talk to her, and she listens, if she makes you laugh, and makes you think, makes you want, makes you see who you really are, and who you are is better, just better with her, you’d be crazy not to want to spend the rest of your life with her. (Carter Maguire)

  Nora Roberts

  Inspirational, Marriage, Crazy

  Nora Roberts (2011). “Nora Roberts' Bride Quartet”, p.1136, Penguin

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• The Duchess set about studying Annette and shortly found her adversary's tragic flaw. Chocolate.

  William Goldman

  Chocolate, Study, Found

  William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure”, p.35, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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